On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 01:00:08 -0800, "Rhizome News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > [header_for_nan_email.gif] > Rhizome News > [20070307.gif] > March 7, 2007 > Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) > On Tuesday, March 6, French theorist Jean Baudrillard passed away. > Trained as a sociologist, Baudrillard put his knack for observing society > and its engagement with mass media to work as a philosopher. His writings > on television, video, and electronic mediation placed him among the > earliest writers to have been called 'media theorists,' and after > publishing approximately thirty books and many more essays, he is > certainly one of the field's most prolific. Baudrillard pioneered the > notion of 'hyperreality,' and his theories on simulation and simulacra > are often employed in contemporary analyses of new media art. Baudrillard > was also an active photographer whose art career was overshadowed by his > academic celebrity, but whose creativity was nevertheless reflected in > his writings on the 'ecstacy' and 'seduction' of the media. While his > writing on the 'political economy' at play in semiotic exchange leaned > slightly toward abstraction, he was steadfastly attentive to the real! . > He > authored outspoken essays on AIDS, the Gulf War, the Rushdie affair, > cloning, and other politicized issues. Baudrillard's more recent, albeit > controversial writings about the nature of terrorism plumbed at > contemporary western morality and boldly scrutinized the fear > manufactured and perpetuated within networked society. He died in Paris, > at the age of 77. - Marisa Olson > > [1]http://www.egs.edu/faculty/baudrillard.html > > + + + + + + + + + + + > > [2]Add Rhizome News to your web site > RHIZOME NEWS ADS... > [3][platform-2007.01.30.gif] PLATFORM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES > PLATFORM international Animation Festival, a major new multi-platform > event taking place in Portland, Oregon June 25-30, is inviting proposals > for animated installations. Mixed-media entries welcome, as long as some > element of animation is included. Detailed specifications for a range of > galleries and indoor and outdoor sites in Portland's arts district, a > reclaimed industrial neighborhood known as The Pearl, are available on > our website: > [4]www.platformfestival.com. > Entry Deadline is February 1st. [5][103x103_associated-2007.02.08.gif] > The People's Media Company Wants You! > Associated Content is The People's Media Company and we're looking for > content! Publish your original articles and videos on AC to show what you > know, build an audience, connect with other people and even earn extra > cash! Get started by visiting: > [6]www.associatedcontent.com/join/rhizome > > References > > Visible links > 1. http://www.egs.edu/faculty/baudrillard.html > 2. http://rhizome.org/info/31.php3 > 3. http://www.platformfestival.com/content/installations.aspx > 4. http://www.platformfestival.com/content/installations.aspx > 5. http://www.associatedcontent.com/join/rhizome > 6. http://www.associatedcontent.com/join/rhizome > > Hidden links: > 7. http://www.egs.edu/faculty/baudrillard.html
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